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London is full of magical Middle Eastern restaurants (such as Souk Medina, pictured right), clubs & bars where belly dancers perform regularly - for instance, check out the area around Edgeware Road for Arabic, Stoke Newington for Turkish & Finchley for Iranian venues - you just have to be there are the right time of night to catch their performance!

If you especially want to see a belly dancer, call the restaurant to check what time the shows take place; or restaurants can often hire a belly dancer for your party when you place your booking

Alternatively, you can arrange for your own belly dancer to come to the venue for your special event (though you should let the venue know in advance, so they can make any necessary practical arrangements)

Here are some of the many excellent venues where belly dancers (& sometimes also musicians) perform regularly ...

EFES II (left - belly dancer Giselle performing) - Fitzrovia (175-177 Great Portland Street W1W 5PA, tel 020 7436 0600) (pictured left) - "One of the best deals in town, the freshest food at very reasonable prices. The atmosphere is very friendly & buzzy, & the restaurant is beautifully decorated to reflect true authentic Turkish style. Most nights the club entertains customers with live Turkish music & belly dancing. Sit down & enjoy the dance or try your belly dancing skills when the dancer mingles with the audience."

ISHTAR - Marylebone (10-12 Crawford Street W1U 6AZ, tel 020 7224 2446) (Turkish singing superstar Tarkan is pictured at the restaurant, right) - "Step into the warmth & style of Ishtar, a modern Turkish restaurant & bar in Marylebone." "Upstairs a restaurant, downstairs more of a classy bar/lounge restaurant with Turkish music playing in the evenings, with live singers & special live music events," plus belly dancers

MOMO - Mayfair (27 Heddon Street W1B 4BH) - north African restaurant, tea room & bazaar (based on a Moroccan souk), & kemia bar (Arabic tapas served to a backdrop of progressive world music), "its unique, heady atmosphere ... coupled with the highly reputable cuisine have contributed to the success of this restaurant, now hailed as a London institution"

EL CANTARA - Soho (45 Frith Street W1D 4SD, tel 020 7734 6868) (left) - "Bringing you the best in north African & Spanish cuisine to the heart of Soho. Belly dancing every Frday & Saturday - you can either get up & dance or watch as the dancer performs." Plus Spanish classical guitarist on Sundays

MAROUSH & RANOUSH restaurants Marble Arch (pictured left) - "a taste of Lebanese luxury in London", the famous group of restaurants centred around the Marble Arch area, open to 5am most days, with live music & Lebanese belly dancing every night - expensive, but worth it!

COUS COUS DARNA - South Kensington (91 Old Brompton Rd SW7 3LD, tel 020 7584 2919) (pictured right) - "Feel the heat of the Moroccan desert at Cous Cous Darna - the fire of the people, the warmth of the hues & the passion in the cooking ... an authentic outpost of North Africa in the heart of South Ken. Don't miss the shisha pipe. Belly dancers at the weekend."

ISHBILIA - Knightsbridge (9 William Street SW1X 9HL, tel 020 7235 7788), "Ishbilia serves a variety of Lebanese dishes & can cater for private parties of up to 100 guests. Live music & belly dancers every Thursday, Friday & Saturday," performances every day in summer

Tas Magara ('Stone Cave') - Stoke Newington (111 Kingsland High Street, Stoke Newington E8 2PB) - north London Turkish restaurant, "A cave-theme restaurant (you'll either love or hate the fibreglass rock formations) which specialises in Turkish folk song (türkü) but usually with a bigger band than Türkü Cafe Bar (below). The musicians are pretty talented, but the music can be a bit loud!"

THE TRIANGLE - Stroud Green (1 Ferme Park Road N4 4DS, tel 020 8292 0516) Moroccan restaurant & bar, "fantastically decadent", "one of the most original venues in north London", "an absolute gem of a restaurant ... the moment you walk through the door, every sense is stimulated ... art forms from all over the world, lush plants, fountains in the windows & an exquisite garden," with belly dancers at the weekends